A kitten was found on the side of a road under the blazing sun where she suffered burns to her body.
The kitty, just 24 hours old, was found crying for help by some people who decided to hand her over to a shelter.
The Tiny But Mighty Kitten Rescue took in the newborn who weighed just three ounces (85g) and named her Janie.
Janie also had a silvery coating that’s unlike the colour you usually find on cats.
It turns out, Janie’s unique colour was a result of fever coat – a condition that occurs when a pregnant cat falls sick due to an infection, or if the cat is stressed during pregnancy.
Fever coat appears in kittens because the pigments have not been properly deposited in the fur. This causes parts of the fur to appear silver-grey, cream, or reddish as a result.
Now Janie is eight weeks old and has even found a new cat family at the shelter.
Melissa, the owner of the rescue centre, kept Janie in an incubator for two weeks and bottle-fed her until she was doing better.
Then Melissa introduced Janie to a cat mum named June who was rescued while pregnant.
Turns out June also had an eye for Janie as the cat mum would often watch over her incubator.
June clearly has maternal instincts and would often cry at the incubator where Janie rested.
She also has four of her own kittens and wanted to add one more to the litter.
Once Janie was strong enough she was introduced to her new mum and siblings.
June spent ten minutes licking and cleaning Janie up before nursing all the kittens.
Melissa has been detailing the lives of the rescue on her Instagram which now has more than 40,000 followers.
Fans are especially invested in Janie’s story.
One person commented: ‘I love how she just fits right in with this little family!!!’ while another wrote: ‘This baby girl gets more beautiful by the day.’
Others had kind words to say to Melissa, saying: ‘You do amazing work’ and ‘You deserve all the happiness and support!’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/20/abandoned-kitten-with-unique-coat-finds-new-cat-family-at-shelter-13298141/
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